Floor-mop wringer



l. H. AND W. R. PAUL.

FLOOR MOP WRINGER.

APPLICATION FILED 00115. 1920.

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JENNIE HENRY PAUL AND WILLIAM ROBERT PAUL, OF AMARILLO, TEX AS FLOOR-MOP WRINGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 1, 1921.

Application led. October 15, 1920. Serial No. 417,136.

To all whom t may concer/fn:

Be it known that we, JENNin HENRY PAUL and l/ViLLiAii ROBERT PAUL, both citizens of the United States, residing at Amarillo, in the county of Potter and State of Texas, have invented new and useful Improvements in Floor-Mop lNringers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in mop wringers and aims to provide a simple and inexpensive structure supported independently of a bucket or pail for expeditiously wringing the mop. The bucket or other receptacle for receiving the water eX- pelled from the mop is located beneath the wringing mechanism oit' our improved device.

According to our invention the mop is subjected to a twisting action, in a manner similar to that obtained in a wringing operation by hand, without the necessity of touching the mop with the hands, it only being necessary to impart a movement of rotation to the mop stick or handle.

A further object of our invention is to provide standards in connection with a stationary frame. the standards being adapted to project above the `frame and support a sleeve for receiving the mop stick. Means are provided in connection with the sleeve and mop stick for imparting a longitudinal movement to the stick as a result or" a rotary motion imparted thereto by the operator. The standards are pivotally supported on the trame and may be folded down over the same to assume a horizontal position so that ordinarily the device will not occupy much space. When in raised or horizontal position the standards act as a handle whereby the device ma;7 be readily moved from place to place.

Other objects of the invention consisting of the use of novel clamping elements, new details of construction and arrangements of parts. will become apparent on reference to the following specification which describes the invention in connection with the accompanying drawings. f

In the drawings Figure 1 is a plan view of our improved mop wringer showing the standards in folded position.

Fig. 2 is a central vertical section showing the standards in elevated position. The dot and dash lines in this figure illustrate thepedal and pivoted element in normal position.

'Fig'. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of lig. .1 showing the standards in elevated position and partly in section.

F 1g. is a detail plan view of the sleeve t'or receiving the mop stick.

The supporting frame for the mop wringer preferably consists of iour supporting legs 10, in the iorm or' angle irons, carrying the rectangular frame 11 at the top thereof: Rectangular frame 11 is preferably being ;ormed of four channel members secured at each end to the legs 10. .Bracing rods 12 connect opposite pairs of legs 10 and a vertical strut 13 is placed between the members 12 and the upper frame members 11. Two triangular shaped leversor elements 14C are pivoted to each side member 12 by means of bolts 15. These bolts pass through the brace rods 12 and elements 14 and are adapted to be engaged by the forked ends 16 of two standards 17. The standards 17 are provided with elongated slots 18 adapted to embrace pins 19, secured to opposite channels 11 of the rectangular frame said pins having heads 19 to prevent lateral displacement of said standards. In elevated position, these standards 17 extend above the top frame 11 and are maintained in upright position by means of the forked ends 16 engaging bolts 15 and by hooks 2O which are pivoted to the upstanding standards and provided with hooked ends adapted to engage pins 21 secured to the channel members of the top frame 11. Stops 22 are secured to the side channels of the top Jframe for limiting the movement of the standards to folded position the said hooks" 20 in this position being adapted to engage the pins 19 as shown in Fig. 1.

Extensions of the standards 17 are bent at right angles toward each other at 23 until their respective ends are slightly spaced apart', and the lateral extending portions 24 thus formed are braced by the inclined braces 25. A flat bar 26 which is twisted so as to present a vertical portion 27 is inserted in the space between the lateral portions 24 and is riveted or otherwise secured to the opposing ends of said portions.

One section of the two-part sleeve designated as 28 is secured to the vertical portion 27 of the bar and the other part of the sleeve is hinged to the fixed part by a hinge connection 29. A spring clip 31 is secured to the movable half of the sleeve at 82 and is formed with a curved end83' adapted to engage over the upper edge of the portion 27 Jfor maintaining said sleeve in closedA position. Projections or pins 84 extend inwardly from the sleeve and are adapted to engage within a spiral groove 35 'formed in the mop stick or handle 3G. The mop is indicated at 37 as attached to a handle through a suitable collar 38. A flanged collar 89 is secured to the handle near the upper endr thereof and handles 40 are pivotally secured to said collar and may be extended outwardly as illustrated in Fig. 2 whereby the operator by grasping` the handles LlO-Inay rotate the mop handle 36, or said handles 40 may 'told along the handle ol' the mop, which is the position they normally assume.

The pivoted elements 14 above described are connected by a brace bar 41 and a foot pedal 4Q. Coil springs 48 are attached at one end tothe elements or levers 14 and at the other end to the rectangular top frame as indicated at 44. These springs normally tend to maintain Vthe foot pedal upwardly in inoperative position. A clamping member 45 is secured to opposite channels of the rectangular frame 11 by means of bolts-46 (Fig. 2). This clamping member :is preferably in the form of a two-part wire, the said parts being supported so as to be separated by a space 47, which space is adapted to receive the movable clamping member 48.

and the two-part wire thereby guides the movable clamping member 48 in its sliding movements. The clamping wires 45 and48 are preferably triangular in shape and the free ends of the clamping member 48 are secured to the pivot elements 14 by being inserted through apertures therein and Vhaving their ends bent over as shown at 49. From this construction it will be apparent that by depressing the pedal 42 the operator will move the clamping member 48 in the space between the two parts of the other clampino member 45 thus diminishing the space between the two members until ythe mop is clamped tightly therebetween.

In using our improved mop wringer, the standards 17 are first raised to elevated position and a bucket of water is placed beneath the clamping parts 45 and 48. The sleeve 28 is then opened and the'mophandle inserted therein so that the mop may extend into the bucket between the clamping members. The lower end of the mop is then brought up by means of its handle until it is `located within the clampingmembers. when the pedal 42 may be depressed and the mop thereby tightly held between the clamping members. The handle 36 is then allowed to fall until the collar 39 rests upon the top of thesleeve 28 which may now be closed. The outstanding handles 40 are the water is completely expelled therefrom.

The loot pedal and the clip 31 may now be released and the sleeve 28 opened so that the handle and mop may be readily taken from the wringing apparatus and applied as desired. lt will be apparent that this invention provides a frame which may be easily constructed of metal stampings so that the same may be light and easily portable and used independently of the bucket, thereby eliminating danger of upsetting the latter.

Having described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l.V A mop wringer comprising a supporting frame independent of the mop and mop handle during the mapping operation, clamping members on said frame normally disposed in inoperative position, means for moving one of said clamping members toward the other for holding a portion of the mop therebetween and mechanism including co-acting parts on the frame and mop handle 'for imparting a rotary and longitudinal movement to the mop for wringing the Same.

2. A mop wringer comprising a supporting frame normally independent of the mop, clamping members on said frame normally disposed in inoperative position, means for actuating said clamping members to bind the mop at one end, a handle for the mop having a spiral groove formed therein, and means on said :frame `engaging said groove whereby rotary movement of said handle also imparts a longitudinal movement there- Y to for tightly twisting the mop.

'3. A mop wringer comprising a supporting frame, a stationary clamping member secured to said frame, a movable clamping member `slidable relatively to said first named member for holding a portion of the mop, pivoted elements for actuating said movable member, springs attached to said elements and to the frame 'for normally maintaining said movable member in inoperative position and meansfor imparting a twisting motion to the mop when a portion of the latter is held stationary by said clamping members.

4. AV mop wringer comprising a supporting frame. clamping members on said frame for engaging and holding a portion of the mop, standards mounted on and extending above the frame, a sectional sleeve supported by said standards, a handle for the mop hav- -ing a spiral groove formed therein, said handle adapted to be inserted within said sleeve and projections on said sleeve for engaging said groove.

5. In a mop wringer the combination of a supporting frame, clamping members on said frame for engaging and holding a por tion or the mop, one of said members consisting of two parts maintained in spaced relation for receiving the other clamping member therebetween, pivoted elements for actuating one of said clamping members, a pedal connecting said elements and springs connected to said elements and the frame for normally maintaining said clamping members in inoperative position.

6. A mop Wringer comprising a support ing frame, clamping members on said frame for engaging and holding a portion of the mop, standards mounted on and extending above `the frame, a Itwo part sleeve having one part secured to said standard and the other part hinged to said first part, a clip for retaining said parts of the sleeve in closed relation, a handle for the mop having a spiral groove formed therein, said handle adapted to be inserted within said sleeve and projections on said sleeve for engaging said groove.

7. In a mop wringer, a supporting frame, clamping members carried by said vframe, standards pivotally mounted on said frame adapted to assume a vertical position extending above the frame or a folded position extending substantially parallel to the upper portion of said supporting frame, and means connecting the upper ends of said standards including a sleeve for receiving the mop handle whereby said standard may act in either of its positions as a handle for carryin@ the frame.

In -testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JENNIE HENRY PAUL. WILLIAM ROBERT PAUL.

Witnesses:

C. C. ADAMS, L. B. Wmxne. 

